Election Tuesday for Franklin County voters

With the exception of a few city council races, many of Tuesday’s election winners will be write-ins, uncontested or will be winners who faced little opposition.

A lack of candidates will leave some positions on the Lane, Princeton and Rantoul city councils and the Lane mayoral position up to write-in votes.

The Pomona and Wellsville city councils and Ottawa city commission and school board will be the most contested races in Tuesday’s election.

Two candidates will vie for Pomona mayor, while five candidates will compete for only two council positions. Six candidates will face off for three Ottawa City Commission positions, and five candidates are eyeing three spots on the Wellsville City Council.

Six candidates, including two incumbents, will compete for three positions on the Ottawa School Board.

For profiles on the candidates, go to www.ottawaherald.com/election . Check The Herald’s Web site Tuesday night for election results as they become available.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at more than 15 locations throughout the county.  

City council candidates include:

• Pomona — Joann Hancock and Richard Adler, mayor; Lawrence “Larry” Case, Joe Goracke, Don Lockaby, Marie Seneca and Bill Lloyd Sr., council. Mayor and two council positions are open.

• Ottawa — Rocky Fleer, Linda Reed, Gene Ramsey, Jeff Richards, Shawn Dickinson and Helen Hood, commission. Three at-large positions are open.

• Lane — Deanna Carroll and Larry Bryant, council. Positions open include mayor and three council positions.

• Princeton ­— Donna Magee, mayor; Chris Hutchinson, Kathy Jones, Ronnie Lee and Carol Lingo, council. Mayor and five council positions are open.

• Rantoul — Sean Lickteig, mayor; Blanka Bellinger, Pat Hutchinson, Ron Parks, Don Covington, council. Mayor and five council positions are open.

• Richmond — Mary Ann Platt, mayor; Betty Bowlby and Shelden “Scott” Snow, council. Mayor and two council positions are open.

• Wellsville — Marvin Hutchinson, Jared Eggleston, Tim Jamison, Dave Rogers and Ryan Young, council. Three council positions are open.

• Williamsburg — Gene Hirt, Dennis Norton and Pennie Westfall, council. Three council positions are open.

• Garnett — Mike Norman, council. One council position is open.

School board candidates include:

• Central Heights — Jack Davis and Doug Malone, Position 4; Shane Oram and Angela Weiderholt, Position 5; Ron Sluder, Position 6.

• West Franklin — Stacy Hower, Position 4; Sherry Harris, Position 5; Thayne Bush and Marvin Zorn, Position 6.

• Wellsville — Ron Bloss, Position 4; Clyde Coons and Lou Meyer, Position 5; Juanita Peckman, Position 6.

• Ottawa — Jeanette Lowry, Marge Stevens, Darrell Bourque, Brandon Jones, Roger Lawrence and MaLinda Manis. Three at-large positions are open.

• Garnett — Pat Rockers and Kevin Calley, Position 4; Mike Barnes, Position 5; Deanna Wolken and Patty Rundle, Position 6.

Jenalea Myers can be e-mailed at jmyers@ottawaherald.com.